SEC Form 4 · accession 0001576570-15-000004

ALTERA CORP · ALTR

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — President and CEO · Director

Period of report

Feb 25, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Feb 27, 2015 · 6:01 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000768251

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock^F1	Feb 25, 2015	M	100,500	$0.00	A	650,792	D
Common Stock^F2,F3	Feb 25, 2015	F	48,449	$36.72	D	602,343	D
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	270,000	I	by Trust

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Restricted Stock Unit (RSU)^F1,F4	—	Feb 25, 2015	M	100,500	D	—	—	Common Stock	100,500	152,754	D

F1Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive at settlement one share of Altera common stock at no cost.
F2Shares of common stock were withheld at vesting to cover required tax withholding. The fair market value of Altera common stock used for purposes of calculating the number of shares to be withheld was the closing price of Altera common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market on such vesting date.
F3Includes shares of common stock acquired under the Altera Corporation 1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan on October 31, 2014.
F4On February 25, 2011, the Reporting Person received a grant of RSUs that vest over a four-year period. One-fourth of the RSUs vested on February 25, 2015 and the shares were delivered to the Reporting Person on such date.